Monday, March 17, 2014

Fla. Students Speak Out Against Prof's Anti-Muslim BiasCAIR took its campaign against Matusitz further by releasing a video against the professor. In the video, Matusitz said that he has taught many Muslim students but claimed that they knew nothing about Islam. He also said that "anyone with a fraction of a brain should be afraid of Islam" after explaining that he has also been called an "Islamophobe."...

Katelyn Picard is a humanities senior and Muslim Student Association member who converted to Islam and said many of Matusitz's views of the religion are untrue and skewed. "As a practicing Muslim, who is a convert, this story makes me livid. It makes me angry," she said. "I support what CAIR is doing about Matusitz, although many students and Muslims fear speaking out because they fear they will be lumped with 'extremists' or those that are intolerant of others."

CAIR: New Group Aims to Conduct Census of Muslim Americans (Wash. Times)"This census will create a database that will be used to enhance political participation in upcoming elections," council Secretary General Oussama Jammal said Wednesday during a news conference. "Hopefully, this will give inspiration to American Muslims who are interested in public service to know they have the votes behind them."